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M. FELDMAN. I CLOTHES RACK. APPLICATION HLED SEPT.20, 1920- Reissu'edFeb; 8, 1921.

YINVENTGRA Morris Fkdman I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MORRIS FELDMAN, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

CLOTHES-RACK.

Specification of Reissued Letters Patent. Reissued Feb, 8, 1921 OriginalNo. 1,350,017, dated August 17, 1920, Serial No. 372,098, filed.Apri1 7,1920. I Application for reissue filed September 20, 1920. Serial No.411,662.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Mourns FELDMAN, a citizen of the United Statesresiding at Los Angeles, in the county of lies Angeles and State ofCalifornia, have invented new and useful Improvements in Clothes-Racks,of

which the following is a specification.

' My invention is an improved clothes rack particularly useful in tailorshops, and consists ofthe novel features hereinafter described and shownin the annexed drawing which forms a part of this specification.

' Referring to the drawing the figure is a perspective view of myinvention.

In the dr'awing,1, 2, 3 and 1 indicate standards spaced a suitabledistance a art adjacent a wall of a room. Each stan ard includes anupright 5 and a transverse member 6 connected to the upper end of saidupright by a joint 7. The lower end of each upright 5 is mounted in abase 8 which is secured to the floor.

The inner end of each transverse member 6 is mounted in a base 9 securedto a vertical wall of a room. A. vertical member 10 is connected to theinner end of each transverse member 6 by a joint 11 and extends upwardlyfrom said transverse member. Each transverse member 6 extends forwardlya short distance from the upright 5 to which it is connected, and anarched rafter 12 is connected at its lower end by a joint 13 to theforward end of each transverse member 6 and at its upper end to theupper end of a vertical member 1.0 by means of a joint 14.

A horizontal rail 15 is connected by joints 7 at its ends to the upperend of the uprights 5 of the standards 1 and 2. A horizontal rail 16 isconnected at its ends by joints 7 to the upper end of uprights 5 of thestandards 2 and 3, A horizontal rail of the standard 2 by a joint 19 andat its other end to the upright 5 of the standard 3 by a joint 21 at thesame level as the rail 18. An arched roof 22 rests upon the rafters 12.

Coats,25 are hung on the rails 15 and 16 by means of the usual coathangers 26 and trousers 27 are hung over the rails 18 and 20 in whichposition they are exposed toview and protected by the roof 22 fromfalling dust. Long coats may be hung on the rail 17.

Various changes may be made without departing from thespirit of theinvention as claimed.

What is claimed is:

1. A clothes rack including a plurality of standards each standardcomprising an upright mounted on the floor, a transverse memberconnected to the upper end of said upright and connected at its innerend to a vertical wall, and rafters; a roof resting upon said rafters; arail connecting each adjacent pair of standards at the upper end oftheir upright-s upon which coats may be hung; and a rail connecting theuprights of each adjacent pair of standards about onethird the distancefrom the lower to the u per ends of said uprights upon which ran strousers may be hung.

'2. A clothes rack comprising a plurality of vertical standards havingbases, a longitudinal member connecting the tops of said standards, asecond longitudinal member connecting said standards intermediate saidfirst named member and their bases transversely horizontal, disposedmembers secured adjacent the tops of said standards extending on eitherside of the uppermost longitudinal member, one extremity of said membersadapted to be secured to a wall, arcuate rafters supported on saidtransverse members and an arcuate roof supported on said rafters. 7

3. Aclothes rack comprising a plurality of vertical standards, alongitudinal member connecting the upper ends of said standards andadapted for supporting coat hangers, transverse members supported bysaid standards and extending on either side of the longitudinal member,roof rafters supported on said transverse members, and a roof supportedon said rafters.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

M. FELDMAN.

